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When the levee breaks
Karuturi Global faces accusations of causing floods to local villages, not paying taxes, contributing to human rights violations and providing dismal working conditions at its farming operations in Gambela, Ethiopia.

Riserva naturale di biocombustibili
A pochi chilometri dal confine con la Mauritania, dove la natura sembrerebbe offrire solo sabbia e poca erba secca, centinaia di migliaia di girasoli e lunghi canali artificiali riempiti d'acqua appaiono davanti a noi.

Perú: Observatorio alerta sobre el problema de la extranjerización de la tierra rural
El Observatorio de los Derechos sobre la Tierra en el Perú llamó a estar alertas con el proceso de extranjerización de tierras rurales porque las posibilidades de controlar el fenómeno son bastante limitadas debido a las prerrogativas de las que gozan los inversionistas extranjeros.

Ismail vows to punish Sudan’s investment ministry staff accepting bribes
Sudan investment minister Mustafa Osman Ismail revealed that Saudi Arabia requested over million acres (405,000 ha) of land for investment in food security

G8 should implement the CFS Tenure Guidelines rather than launch a new initiative aimed at increased transparency in land transactions
Groups strongly reject and condemn the G8’s proposed transparency initiative.

L’accaparement du Nil, un scénario qui inquiète l’Egypte
L’Egypte voit la ruée étrangère vers les terres agricoles en Afrique comme une menace pour ses ressources en eau.

Africa may not reap much from its riches
Africa is white hot with minerals and land deals in what could be the second scramble for Africa.

Policy brief: The role of European development finance institutions in land grabs
Aprodev commissioned research to investigate the involvement of European Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in land grabs. The evidence shows that European DFIs are indeed involved in some land grabs, and there are real risks of being complicit in others in the future.

Rubber barons - a Global Witness report
Rubber Barons shows how vast amounts of land have been acquired for rubber plantations in Cambodia and Laos by two of Vietnam's biggest largest companies, Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) and the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG).

Tunisie: Pour un mécanisme de partenariat investisseurs-conglomérats agricoles de l'OTD
"La cession des terres agricoles tunisiennes aux étrangers représente un danger pour la souveraineté de l'Etat et une ingérence dans ses affaires," estime Mohamed Mabrouk de l'Institut tunisien des études stratégiques

20 May 2013Reuters

Saudi investor to delay Sudan farm project over dollar curbs

A Saudi firm will hold off its planned project in Sudan to produce wheat and other basic food items until the government eases a ban to repatriate profits.

18 May 2013Agoravox

Réserve naturelle de biocombustibles

Les témoignages que l'on entend dans les villages de Ndiael, au Sénégal, nous narrent une histoire bien connue.

16 May 2013Jeune Afrique

Rapport Cyclope : l'appétit de la Chine est annonciateur de tensions

L'impact de la Chine sur les marchés est au cœur du rapport Cyclope 2013. Alors que la demande alimentaire de l'Afrique va exploser ces prochaines années, la Chine va renforcer ses achats de terres et de céréales sur le continent.

22 Apr 2013	Find out more about landgrabbing on our doorsteps	ARC2020
22 Apr 2013	Karuturi, coupable de fraude fiscale	TJN et al
22 Apr 2013	Karuturi culpable de evasión fiscal	TJN et al
22 Apr 2013	Karuturi guilty of tax evasion	TJN et al
22 Apr 2013	Karuturi: una letanía de problemas	TJN et al
22 Apr 2013	Karuturi: A litany of trouble	TJN et al
21 Apr 2013	Eastern Europe beckons farmland investors	Farmers Weekly
21 Apr 2013	Ethiopian PM rejects land-grab allegations	Sudan Tribune
19 Apr 2013	Land ownership debate hots up	The Times of Zambia
19 Apr 2013	Les actualités foncières ouest-africaines. Bulletin n°88	Commission de l'UEMOA/Hub Rural
19 Apr 2013	OSA’s appeal letter to the Secretary General of the UN on land-grabbing in Oromia	Gadaa.com
18 Apr 2013	Agriculture : Les grandes entreprises à l'assaut des terres d'Europe	Presseurope
18 Apr 2013	Coldplay y Oxfam quieren poner fin al acaparamiento de tierras	El referente
18 Apr 2013	Concentración y acaparamiento de tierras, y luchas populares en Europa	TNI
18 Apr 2013	Las barreras a la extranjerización de la tierra tienen sus agujeros	Blogs El País
18 Apr 2013	Australia-China trade talks stalled by investment row	Wall Street Journal
18 Apr 2013	Bakkavor opens Chinese factory and farm	Just-Food
18 Apr 2013	Tap superannuation for funds, says Visy director Ross Fitzgerald	The Australian
17 Apr 2013	Hundreds of thousands face relocation in Ethiopia's land grab	Africa Review
17 Apr 2013	Oxfam dénoncent les banques françaises qui prêtent aux industriels	La France Agricole

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